Turbo problems... AGAIN

[cooperdj]

OK I know this is the standard Tdi Turbo issue... it's getting out of hand on mine at the moment, stick your foot to the floor in anything above 4th gear and I might as well flip a coin to see if it goes into limp home mode.

Pull over, restart and it's fine. I thought it was only when i was really cold but it's happening more regularly now. Had a chap remove the turbo and clean it out with some unpleasant looking turbo cleaner but made no difference.

What's the next step? Any recommendations in Leicester area of where to get it looked at?

 

[fa11ows]

OK I know this is the standard Tdi Turbo issue... it's getting out of hand on mine at the moment, stick your foot to the floor in anything above 4th gear and I might as well flip a coin to see if it goes into limp home mode.

Pull over, restart and it's fine. I thought it was only when i was really cold but it's happening more regularly now. Had a chap remove the turbo and clean it out with some unpleasant looking turbo cleaner but made no difference.

What's the next step? Any recommendations in Leicester area of where to get it looked at?

R.Tech in Hinckley Leicestershire bud

 

[cooperdj]

R.Tech in Hinckley Leicestershire bud

I know this is probably a pointless question... but any idea of cost? Worst case scenario?

First car I've had with a turbo so don't really know if I'm looking at £100 or £1000

 

[olitaylor07]

Well I've just had a new turbo from seat for £1712 but you could get a new turbo fitted for around £600-700 supplied and fitted

 

[Deleted member 74601]

Well I've just had a new turbo from seat for £1712 but you could get a new turbo fitted for around £600-700 supplied and fitted

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKK.

I'm going to have to cross my fingers and hope mine doesn't go.

 

[cooperdj]

Well I've just had a new turbo from seat for £1712 but you could get a new turbo fitted for around £600-700 supplied and fitted

WOW. Accelerating more gently is looking like an appealing option. No way I'm chucking £1500 at it.

 

[cooperdj]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKK.

Took the words right out of my mouth

 

[damondavies]

I've been living with the exact same problem for 2 years!

I have been told that it is going into limp mode because of an overboost due to sticky vains in the turbo. Apparently cleaning out the turbo is supposed to sort it out in most cases but I havent yet had the chance to have it done.

A the moment I have a 3rd party odb2 scanner plugged in and as soon as it goes into limp mode I clear the errors and away we go. This is obviously a work around!

 

[cooperdj]

I've been living with the exact same problem for 2 years!

I have been told that it is going into limp mode because of an overboost due to sticky vains in the turbo. Apparently cleaning out the turbo is supposed to sort it out in most cases but I havent yet had the chance to have it done.

A the moment I have a 3rd party odb2 scanner plugged in and as soon as it goes into limp mode I clear the errors and away we go. This is obviously a work around!

Like your thinking... Had my turbo cleaned and made no difference. Problem is its intermittent which is easily the most annoying kind of fault on anything! How much was your scanner thing?

 

[olitaylor07]

I nearly fell to the floor when they said £1712 for one. Good job seat are paying 70% and the dealer I bought it from are paying £200 towards what I have to pay.

 

[damondavies]

Like your thinking... Had my turbo cleaned and made no difference. Problem is its intermittent which is easily the most annoying kind of fault on anything! How much was your scanner thing?

Hiya mate, the one i got was a very basic one. Universal Maxiscan ODB2, I think its called you'll see loads of ebay.

It will only read/clear engine codes, for anything else you will need something a bit more advanced!

D

 

[cooperdj]

Hiya mate, the one i got was a very basic one. Universal Maxiscan ODB2, I think its called you'll see loads of ebay.

It will only read/clear engine codes, for anything else you will need something a bit more advanced!

D

Slightly annoying having to have that plugged in all the time though!!

 

[Benzy]

Would it be worth chucking a new boost controller solenoid on it for £40? I would always start with the cheap replacements first

 

[damondavies]

Slightly annoying having to have that plugged in all the time though!!

Yeah bit annoying but saves me having to pull over restart the car!

 

[greyfloppyhat]

I'd just put a new cartridge in

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turbochar...391&pid=100015&prg=1006&rk=1&sd=320974118932&

 

[CymanLeBon]

Sorry is this the 170 fr tdi you are talking about or the 140 model?
Cant see any reference to 170 or 140
Thanks guys

 

[cooperdj]

Sorry is this the 170 fr tdi you are talking about or the 140 model?
Cant see any reference to 170 or 140
Thanks guys

140 mate

 

[cooperdj]

I'd just put a new cartridge in

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turbochar...391&pid=100015&prg=1006&rk=1&sd=320974118932&

Think I'll see if it can be properly cleaned out first....

 

[cooperdj]

Would it be worth chucking a new boost controller solenoid on it for £40? I would always start with the cheap replacements first

I'll bear that in mind, know nothing about turbos really so have no awareness of the component parts that can potentially go wrong. Have a feeling the turbo needs taking to bits and fully cleaning out, the last guy that did it didn't remove it just ran the cleaning product through it.

 

[greyfloppyhat]

If you take it to bits you'll do more damage than good if you don't know how to balance it